Unit Overview
Monitoring the Human-Animal Interface
This unit supports early warning, field assessment, and evidence-led coordination around diseases that move between animal and human populations. Its work emphasizes surveillance partnerships, outbreak pattern analysis, and operational reporting that can inform humanitarian medicine, public health readiness, and cross-border response planning.
Early signal detection
Tracks environmental, veterinary, and community indicators that may point to emerging spillover events or unusual transmission patterns.
Cross-sector coordination
Connects health security, research, and field operations so response teams can act on verified information with speed and discipline.
Core Functions
How the Unit Operates
Surveillance Mapping
Builds structured monitoring around outbreak signals, reservoir concerns, and regional transmission trends to improve situational awareness.
Field Risk Analysis
Assesses how mobility, climate stress, food systems, and local health capacity may influence exposure and escalation risk.
Response Intelligence
Produces concise operational insights that help leadership, partners, and humanitarian teams prioritize protective action.